There is a laboratory located in Hamilton, MT which is said to be one of the safest in America. This is the location where Scientist are trying to dismantle the problem of Ebola. Through experimentation with Ebola-infected mice, it has been discovered that the host genes play an important role in deciding if the virus is fatal or not. What does this mean? In some people the virus could actually be restricted, saving the lives of who are infected.
From: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28749615
The Ebola virus deals immensely with the genetics behind the host it deals with, not necessarily due to the virus itself. Some of the infected people suffer from bleeding, shock, and some resist the virus entirely. After implementing the virus into the mice, the scientists found that 19% of them were not infected at all meaning there was no major sign of physical deterioration, they looked "normal". Less than half of the group of mice died, with 11% showing partial resistance. However, their was 70% that were severely infected. Many suffered from liver inflammation, loss of blood, swollen spleens, and many more symptoms.
The conclusions the scientists came to were astonishing. The severity of Ebola infection was directly correlated to their specific gene patterns.The mice were a specific inbred of mice that had been developed to study influenza and were replicated in order to study the Ebola virus. I feel this experiment needs more studies done on it. Those mice could have built up an immunity from the previous side effects of the influenza virus. However, this experiment is definitely on the right track in solving this epidemic, which is adamant in Africa.
Article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284708.php
Related Article: http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/178/3/651.short
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